HB 171

Delaware House bill in Session 153.

Status: enacted. Latest action: September 9, 2025.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIVE CREDIT FOR VOLUNTEERING WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

Bill ID DE-153-HB-171

Session 153

Status enacted

Committee Education

House enacted 2025-09-09

Criminal Justice Education

Summary

This Act updates the Delaware Volunteerism Act to specify that high school students may complete their community service with local fire departments to obtain up to 1 elective credit. It also requires schools to notify students of the opportunity to earn elective credit through volunteer work at or before the time students select their classes. This Act also allows the Department of Education to promulgate regulations to implement the Delaware Volunteerism Act. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Sponsor

Heffernan

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-05-15	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-09-09	Status	enacted
2025-09-09	Latest Action	Signed by Governor

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